Officials are using the ruling Communist Party’s decades-old policy of repression and surveillance to quash the most widespread protests in decades. But Xi Jinping is silent.
Tag: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
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Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.
In more than a dozen interviews, young people explained how the events of the past few days became what one called a “tipping point.”
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White House Weighs How Forcefully to Support Protesters in China
The demonstrations over Covid lockdowns present a challenge for President Biden, who has insisted he will call out abuses by authoritarian governments.
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Stocks Drop as Economic Worries Weigh on Sentiment
After turmoil in China set a negative tone, a Fed governor suggested the market was underestimating the chance that the central bank would have to keep raising rates.
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A U.S.-Iran Soccer Showdown Intensifies With Protests as a Backdrop
The unrest that has gripped Iran for the past two months has heightened what would already have been a tense encounter at the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday between the two geopolitical foes.